Word: deva
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...receptions, reviews, movie showings and sightseeing tours. Formal afternoon clothes, as well as white ties and tails, were frequently worn. But the highlights of the visit were two official durbars. For the first durbar Nepal's King, Maharajadhiraja Tribhubana Bir Bikram Jung Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shum Shere Jung Deva,* who rarely appears in public, officially presided in a long baroque hall hung with pictures of his predecessors. Satterthwaite presented a letter from President Truman to his "Great and Good Friend," which stated the U.S. "recognized the absolute and complete independence of Nepal...